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Greater awareness of Hull’s current and future flood risk will be on the way for everyone after Hull City Council appointed a team to update Hull’s Strategic Flood Risk Assessment … More
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Living with Water completes flood resilience scheme at Derringham
Living with Water’s scheme to create natural flood resilience at Derringham, west Hull completed this week, representing a major milestone in the city’s flood mitigation plan.
The Derringham scheme features … More
Flood resilience scheme underway at Setting Dyke
Works will begin today, Monday 11 November, on the first phase of the construction of habitat and a flood storage feature within a west Hull watercourse channel, to improve flood … More
Certificate of excellence for Rosmead Street project
The Living With Water partnership has received a certificate of excellence at a regional awards.
The flood resilience project on Rosmead Street in east Hull was recognised at the Institute … More
Devolution: Committing to net zero
Hull City Council continues to work towards its net zero targets as it reaffirms its commitment to creating a sustainable future.
Devolution would help to achieve these goals, with the … More
Hong Kong drainage delegates visit Hull’s flood defences
Delegates from the drainage section of Hong Kong’s government visited the Guildhall in Hull last week to learn about the city’s resilient flood alleviation schemes.
The visitors from Asia visited … More
Flood defence schemes show worth after significant summer rains
Hull’s flood defence schemes have shown their worth once again after no property flooding was reported in the city despite significantly higher than average rainfall in recent weeks.
Following the … More
Living With Water transforms Rosmead Street
On time and safely delivered, the first Living With Water scheme has reached its conclusion on Rosmead Street and will open on Friday 26th May.
Over the past six months, … More
Hull residents urged to register for flood warnings as only 6.6 per cent signed up
Just days ahead of the 15-year anniversary of the 2007 flooding in Hull, Living with Water has revealed the city is lagging behind other towns and cities in Yorkshire when … More
Local Flood Risk Management Strategy 2022-28 published after public consultation
Hull City Council has published its updated Local Flood Risk Management Strategy (LFRMS) for the next six years.
The LFRMS provides information on local flood risk and the approaches taken … More
Hull’s unique water resilience partnership featured on new climate action podcast
The Living With Water partnership features on a new episode of climate charity Carbon Copy’s new podcast, Copy This.
The podcast, hosted by Carbon Copy’s Ric Casale and podcasting … More
World Water Day: The invisible threat of groundwater flooding
Via the Living with Water partnership
This World Water Day, the Living with Water partnership is raising awareness of groundwater flooding, which is much less well-known than other types … More
Flood Action Week: How you can help shape new six-year plan to protect our region from flooding
This Flood Action Week, the people of Hull are being asked to help shape a new flood risk management plan.
Working with England’s lead local flood authorities, including Hull … More
Hull and high water: How the city became a leader on flood management after devastation of 2007
As part of our COP26 coverage and the #OneStepGreener campaign, Hull CC News looks at the work that has been done since 2007 to protect the city from the threat … More
FloodLights: Hull set to host captivating outdoor show this weekend
Hull city centre will be illuminated this weekend by FloodLights, a series of captivating projections and sound installations from Absolutely Cultured.
Hull, and the lives of its inhabitants, has … More
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Absolutely Cultured announce exciting new autumn event
This Autumn, Absolutely Cultured presents FloodLights, a newly-commissioned public project featuring captivating projections and soundscapes, brand new for Hull in 2021.
The city of Hull, and the lives of its … More
Absolutely Cultured appoints new Chair
Hull-based cultural development organisation Absolutely Cultured has appointed Lee Pitcher, Head of Partnerships, Yorkshire Water and General Manager, Living with Water Partnership, as its new chair.
He will take over … More
Hull prepares for a month’s worth of rainfall over the next few days
Residents are being reminded to implement personal flood protection measures as the city prepares for significant rainfall this week.
The MET office has predicted that Hull may experience around 30-60mm … More
Residents in Hull are being urged to protect themselves against flood risk
Residents in Hull are being reminded of how to protect themselves from one of nature’s biggest threats to the city.
At present, there are around 120,000 home in Hull and … More
A third of Hull households not protected against flooding, study finds
A major new study into the 2007 floods in Hull has found more than a third of households in the city have yet to take measures to better protect themselves … More
Hull City Council shortlisted for prestigious Council of the Year award
Hull City Council has been shortlisted for a high-profile national award.
The local authority is up for Council of the Year at the Local Government Chronicle’s LGC Awards in March … More
What you can do to prevent flooding damage to your home
People in Hull are being urged to protect their properties from flooding after the city experienced unprecedented rainfall over the past three months.
More than double the average rainfall poured … More
Hull leads the way in how to tackle threat of flooding
Hull City Council’s Cabinet has approved plans to consult the public on a joint framework to address flooding issues when considering future planning developments.
The authority is the first in … More
Living with Water beats Dubai Police for international award
The Living with Water partnership has won an Excellence in Collaboration Award at the British Quality Foundation Awards 2019, beating the likes of Dubai Police, Sun Chemical and Ricoh UK.… More
How you can help protect Hull against flooding
A new website has been set up to give residents the chance to help protect against flooding in Hull.
The Living with Water site launched today on World Water Day, … More
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